Poultry-greaser.



No. 882,985. PATENTE-DMAR. 24,1908.

' W. w. WILSON.

POULTRY GREASER.

APPLICATION I-ILED JUNE 22.1907.

fNVzi/vfole Cir UNITED STATES WILLIAM "W. WILSON, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

IOULTRY- GREASER.

Specification of Letters Patent".

Patented March-24, 1908.

Application filed June 22, 1907. Serial No. 389,320.

To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known that I, WiLLi'AM N. WILsON, citizen of the United States,residing at Dallas, county of Dallas, and State of Texas, have inventedcertain new and useful 1mprovcments in Poultryorrease'rs, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference oeing had therein to theaccompanying drawingr.

his invention relates to a poultry grcaser, and particularly to astructure in which an insecticide maybe applied from an absorbentsurface to the fowl when the latter is eating from a feed pan.

The invention has for an object to provide a novel and improvedconstruction of parts in which the feed pan is formed with a (e11 trallydisposed reservoir, and a cover with an annular wick holder disposedabove the edge of the pan and communicating with said reservoir.

Other and further objects and advantages of the inventi on will behereinafter set forth, and the novel features thereof defined by theappended claims.

In the drawingz---Figure l. is a persl'iective of the invention; Fig. '2is a vertical sedtion thereof; Fig.- 3 is a detail perspective of thecover with the wick removed; Fig. 4 is a similar view of the pan, andFig. 5 is a bottom plan of the cover with the wick in position and partsbrokenaway.

liike numerals refer to like parts in the several views of the drawing.

The numeral 1 designates a feed pan which may be of any desired size orconfiguration, and is provided with the centrally disposed tank 2adapted to receive oil or any other desired insecticide to he applied tothe chickens or other fowls in using the pan. The upper portion of thistank is cut away as at 3 to permit the wick to outer the same. The cover4 is of equal diameter to the pan and provided on its under surface atits outer poriph cry with the wick holder 5 to receive and retain a bodyof absorl'ient material, preferably a wick 6 capable of conveying liquidby capillary attraction from the tank to the holder. This wick extendsbelow the lower port ion of the holdcr..and is retained therein by theinturned edges 7 thereof. The holder is provided centrally with a wickcasing 8 secured thereto and having an opening 9 at one side, saidcasing being adapted to lit lightly within the tank so that all of theparts may be lifted by the ring or handle ll) at the top of the cover.to this opening 9 is a radially disposed holder 11 the walls of whichare held against expansion by the cross piece 12 and through-this radialh older both ends of thewick are assed and enter the casing 8. The wickor a sorb- 'ent material thus extends entirely around the holder andeach end there of is returned to the tank, as shown in Fig. 5.

In the use of the invention it will be-seen that the chickens or otherfowls in approaching the feed pan have the use ofthe entire peripherythereof, and their backs are brought directly in contact with theabsorbent material carried by the cover, while this cover capable ofimmediateremoval andv carries all of the Wick therewith so that the tankmay be filled with oil or other insecticide which it is desired to applyto the fowls to kill insects or other vermin thereon. The use of such aninsecticide prevents bites from mosquitoes which in the case of youngfowls causes the eyes to swell and close.

The invention is one of simple construction comprising two separableparts and forms a pan capable of feeding about the entire periphery andthe tank is disposed at a point to which the fowls do not ordinarilyreach in feeding. By returning both ends ol: the wick to the reservoirdripping is'prevented and a continuous capillary feed established. asthe oil is used therefrom.

l laving described my invention and set forth its merits, what 1 claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A poultry greasercomprising a feed pan having a centrally disposed tank therein, a coversupported upon said tank, and an ab sorbeut body carried by said coverabove the edges of said pan.

2. A. poultry ureascr comprising a feed pan having a centrally disposedtank therein, av

cover supported. upon said tank, a wick holder extending about the edgesof said cover, and a wick disposed in said holder and connnunicatingwith. said tank.

3. A poultry greasor comprising a feed pan having a centrally disposedtank therein, a

cove! provided with a wick casing adapted to enter said tank, aperipheral wick holder 1 upon the under face of said cover, and anabsorbent wicking carried by said holder and extending into said casing.

-l. A poultry grease! comprising a feed pan having a centrally disposedtank therein, a cover rovided with a wick casing adapted Leading fromthe annular holder 5 to enter said tank, a peripheral wick holder uponthe under face of said cover, an absorbent wicking carried by saidholder and extending into said casing, and a radially disposed holderextending from the peripheral holder to an opening in said casing.

5. In a poultry greaser, a pan, a centrally disposed tank therein cutaway at its upper portion, a cover supported on said tank, an annularwick holder carried by said cover above the edges of said pan, and anabsorbent wick in said holder having its opposite ends extended to saidtank.

6. 111 a poultry greaser, a pan, a centrally disposed ,tank therein cutaway at its upper portion, a cover supported on said tank, a annularwick holder carried by said cover. above the edges of said pan, anabsorbent Wick. in said holder having its opposite ends extended to saidtank, a wick casing disposed centrally of the cover to enter said tionof said holder to retain the Wick therein and a conducting wick extendedfrom the tank to said holder.

In testimony whereof I a'llix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I W lLLIAM' W. WILSON. Witnesses:

SAM W. Low, Eonnnr S. LONG.

